Resources

Archives and Libraries

Historical Records Survey. Connecticut. Inventory of the town and city archives of Connecticut, no. 5, New Haven County vol. viii, North Branford, North Haven, Orange, Oxford, Prospect, Seymour, Southbury, (New Haven, Connecticut : The Survey, 1938). Includes index. Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.67 A3h, or FHL US/CAN Film 897354 Item 2.

Bibles

Biographies

Dorothy A. DeBisschop, Historic personalities of the Lower Naugatuck Valley, ([S.I. : D.A. DeBisschop, 1971]). Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.67 D3d.

J.L. Rockey, History of New Haven County, Connecticut, (New York, New York : W.W. Preston, 1892). Volume 1 available online at Google Books, (accessed 2 Mar 2011), or at Internet Archives, (accessed 2 Mar 2011). Also available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.67 H2r. Volume 2 is available on film, FHL US/CAN Film 845225 or 1000150.

J.H. Beers & Co., Commemorative biographical record of New Haven County, Connecticut containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families, (Chicago, Ill. : J.H. Beers, 1902). Includes index. Available online at Internet Archives. Also available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 162012-162014.

Mary Hewitt Mitchell, History of New Haven County, Connecticut, (Chicago, Illinois : Pioneer Historical Publishing, 1930). Includes indexes. Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN 974.67 H2m v. 1-3, also FHL US/CAN Film 1320557 Items 1-3.

Munson, Myron A. 1637-1887, the Munson record, a genealogical and biographical account of Captain Thomas Munson, a pioneer of Hartford and New Haven, and his descendants (1896). Freely available online.

Everett Gleason Hill, A modern history of New Haven and eastern New Haven County, (New York, New York : S.J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1918). Includes index. Volume 1 is available online at Google Books, (accessed 2 Mar 2011), also at Internet Archives, (accessed 2 Mar 2011). Volume 2 is available online at Internet Archives, (accessed 2 Mar 2011). Volumes 1 and 2 are also available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.67 H2h v. 1-2, or FHL US/CAN Film 1573599 Item 5.

USGenWebProject, New Haven County Cemeteries, (accessed 6 Mar 2011). Lists the name and location of each cemetery, some links are provided.

James S. Hedden, General David Humphreys, Branch Number One, Connecticut Society, Sons of the American Revolution, 1931-1934, Roster of graves of, or monuments to, patriots of 1775-1783, and of soldiers of colonial wars in and adjacent to New Haven County, Connecticut. Typescript (photocopy). Includes indexes. Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.67 M2h, or FHL US/CAN Fim 1421668 Item 9.

Alice Hubbard (Breed) Benton, Chairman, Committee on Genealogica Research, State of Florida, Daughters of the American, Florida genealogical collection, 1932 [vol. 2], (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971). Microfilm of typescript (carbon copy, 103 leaves) at the National Library of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Washington, D.C. Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 850401 Item 2.

New Haven (Connecticut). Town Clerk, Proceedings of the city of New Haven in the removal of monuments from the ancient burying grounds and the opening of a new ground for burial, (Washington [District of Columbia] : L.C. Photoduplication Service, 1986). Microreproduction of original published: New Haven, Conn. : Gray & Hewit, 1822. 32 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : 1 map. In 1820, the Civil Council authorized the movement of the old cemetery to a new locality. This booklet includes this authorization, as well as the following: (1) a list of the deceased who monuments are covered by the centre church; (2) a list of those whose monuments were recently removed; (3) names of first purchasers of family lots in the new burying-ground; (4) plan of New Haven burying ground (folded map). The lists are alphabetical in various groupings. Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 1454552 Item 1.

Lowell M. Volkel, An index to the 1800 federal census of Litchfield, New Haven, Tolland and Windham counties, state of Connecticut, ([S.l.] : L.M. Volkel, c1969). Available at the Family History Center, FHL US/CAN Book 974.6 X22vLm 1800.

Church Records

Frederick John Kingsbury, A narrative and documentary history of St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church, formerly St. James, of Waterbury, Connecticut with some notice of St. Paul's Church, Plymouth, Christ Church, Waterbury, St. Michael's Church, Naugatuck, a church in Middlebury, All Saint's Church, Wolcott, St. Paul's Church, Waterville, Trinity Church, Waterbury, All Colonies of St. John's, (New Haven [Connecticut] : Price Lee & Adkins Co., 1907). Includes index. Available online at Google Books, (accessed 2 Mar 2011). Also available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.67/W1 K2k.

1749-1795 - Scofield, Ethel Lord. "The Baptismal Record of the Societies of Whitehaven and Fairhaven, Now the United Church (Congregational), New Haven, Conn.," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 42, No. 1 (Jan. 1911):28-50. Digital versions at Internet Archive - free; New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 42.

Gazetteers

Genealogy

Doris B. Townsend, Townshend heritage a genealogical, biographical history of the Townshend family and of their old homestead on the east shore of New Haven harbor, (New Haven [Connecticut] : New Haven Colony Historical Society, c1971). Includes index. Available at the Family History Library, FHL FAM HIST Book 929. 273 T666td.

Charles E. Booth, New Haven genealogy, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Genealogical Society of Utah, [19--]). Includes index. Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 930122 Item 2.

Edward R. Lambert, History of the colony of New Haven, before and after the union with Connecticut containing a particular description of the towns which composed that government, viz., New Haven, Milford, Guilford, Branford, Stamford and Southold, L.I., with a notice of the towns which have been set off from "the original six", (Milford, Connecticut : Rotary Club, 1976). "A genealogical sketch of the Lambert family of Milford, Conn.": p. 205-216. Available online at Google Books, (accessed 2 Mar 2011), Internet Archives, (accessed 2 Mar 2011), and at Long Island Genealogy, (accessed 2 Mar 2011). Also available at the Family History Library, FHL US/Can Book 974.6 H2Le 1976, or FHL US/CAN Film 1036748 Item 10.

James L. Kingsley, Historical discourse, delivered by request before the citizens of New Haven, April 25, 1838, the two hundredth anniversary of the first settlement of the town and colony, (Washington [District of Columbia] : Library of Congress, Photoduplication Service, 1988). Available online at Google Books, (accessed 2 Mar 2011). A database for this book is online at ancestry.com$, (accessed 2 Mar 2011). Also available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 1550137.

Richard Hegel, Nineteenth century historians of New Haven, (Hamden, Connecticut : Archon Books, c1972). Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.67 H2hr.

New Haven Colony Historical Society, Papers of the New Haven Colony Historical Society, (New Haven [Connecticut] : New Haven Colony Historical Society, 1865-). The New Haven Colony included the towns of New Haven, Milford, Guilford, Stamford, Southhold, and Branford. Volume 3, (accessed 2 Mar 2022), available online at Google Books. Volume 8, (accessed 2 Mar 2011), available online at Internet Archives. Volume 9, (accessed 2 Mar 2011), online at Internet Archives. All volumes are available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.6 H2pn, some are books and some are only on film.

Decatur Genealogical Society, Index to History of New Haven County, Connecticut, (Decatur, Illinois : Decatur Genealogical Society (Illinois), 1989). Every-name indexes to original volumes published: New York : W. W. Preston & Co., 1892. Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.67 H2r v. 1 and 2 index.

Land and Property

Library of Congress. Geography and Map Division, New Haven County, Connecticut land ownership map, 1852 and 1856, (Washington, District of Columbia : Library of Congress, 1983). 1852 map available online at flickr from yahoo, (accessed 2 Mar 2011). Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Fiche 6079301, and FHL US/CAN Fiche 6079301.

Maps

Department of Economic and Community Development, Connecticut Maps, (accessed 2 Mar 2011). Organized by State and County. Links to road maps, county outlines, colored outlines and lists of towns.

F.W. Beers & Co. and A.B. Prindle, Atlas of New Haven County, Connecticut, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1973). Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 924435 Item 1.

Military Records

American Revolution

James Spencer Hedden and Sons of the American Revolution. General David Humphries Branch, Roster of graves of, or monuments to, patriots of 1775-1783, and of soldiers of colonial wars in and adjacent to New Haven County, Connecticut, Typescript (photocopy). Includes indexes. Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.67 M2h, or FHL US/CAN Film 1421668 Item 9.

Civil War

Service men from New Haven County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Most of the men in the following companies were from New Haven County.

Naturalization and Citizenship

Connecticut. City Court (New Haven), Naturalization records (New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut), 1874-1877, 1906-1923, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1984-2008). Includes index. Contains records of declarations of intent for persons from the city of New Haven, or from towns in New Haven County. Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 1398567 Item 6. (12 Films)

Connecticut. City Court (Meriden), Petitions and records of naturalization (Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut), 1903-1939, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1984-2008). Indexes are found within each volume. Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 1398568 Items 2-3. (8 Films)

United States. Circuit Court and District Court (Connecticut District), Naturalization records (New Haven County, Connecticut), 1906-1945, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2007-2008). Includes index in some volumes. Available at the Family History Library, Vault US/CAN Film 2421323 Item 1. (92 Films)

Connecticut. City Court (New Haven), Name index to declarations filed, 1844-1923, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1984). Includes records for persons living in the city of New Haven, or in nearby towns. FHL US/CAN Film 1398571. (6 films)

Connecticut. City Court (New Haven), Name index to petitions filed, 1843-1923, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1984). Includes records for persons living in the city of New Haven, or in nearby towns. Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 1398568 Item 4. (3 films)

United States Circuit Court ; United States District Court, Index to naturalization records, New Haven, CT, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2004). Index is in alphabetical order by surname. Includes name, age, country of birth, name of court, date issued, volume and page number. Available at the Family History Library, Vault US/CAN Film 2370600. (18 Films)

Taxation

Vital Records

New Haven County (Connecticut). Coronor, Coroner's records, Waterbury District, 1917-1931, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988). Indexes are found within each volume. Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 1602525 Item 3, first of 4 films.

New Haven County (Connecticut). Coronor, Coroner's records, 1883-1932, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988-1989). Indexes are found within most volumes. Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 1602852 Items 2-3. (20 films)

Daughters of the American Revolution. Oneida Chapter, Volume 6: Bible, cemetery and church records, 1746-1927, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1985). Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Film 1435718 Item 1.